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Richard William Brownlee

 Richard William Brownlee

Person details

Forename(s) Richard William
Surname Brownlee
Rank Lieutenant
Regiment Royal Artillery
Age 23
Death Died on active service
Place of Death North Africa > Egypt
Date of Death 19/05/1941
Year of Entry 1931
House Letter H
School Notes Junior Scholar
Comments
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link https://www.cwgc.org/find-record...
Unit 68th Heavy AA Regiment
Prefect -
Military Decorations
Album Number 21
Battle
Previous Regiment
Burial or Cemetery Egypt > Ismailia
Citations
Archives Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives
Post School Qualified as a solicitor, 1939
Prep School Saugeen, Bournemouth
Prisoner of War
Radlein Obituary June 15 1941. In May, 1941, on active service, Richard William Brownlee. He came to Radley (Smale's. H) as a Junior Scholar in 1931, but, just over a year later, had to leave owing to ill-health. He studied law, and immediately after passing the Solicitor's Final Exam. in November, 1939, he enlisted in the RA. He obtained a commission in the following October. and at the time of his death was a Lieutenant.
Service Number 149998
Place of Birth